This timely conference will explore the challenges facing university communicators in supporting business and employer engagement, and enable HEIs to discuss their issues and concerns with colleagues.

The day will enable delegates to engage in worthwhile debate with a key business organisation, a leading business-facing Vice-Chancellor and a media commentator on the issues as they see them.

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This conference is supported by

Plenary

The view from a Vice-Chancellor
Professor Graham Henderson, Vice-Chancellor, University of Teesside

The view from business
Andy Russell, HE Taskforce Adviser, Confederation for British Industry (CBI) and Associate Director, KPMG

Standing Together: responding to the economic downturn
Paul Clark, Director of Policy, Universities UK
Emma Griffiths, Press Officer, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)

Engaging with business and working with spin-outs – what’s in it for you and what’s in it for them?
Marcus Gibson, former Financial Times correspondent and MD and Editor, Gibson Index Ltd

Workshops

Engaging with employers for curriculum and professional development: regional variations
Sue Gunn, Director, Research and Enterprise, City University
Renata Eyres, Head of Business-led Learning and Development, Salford University

How to get business to understand that academics can help them
Dr Richard Jennings, Director of Technology Transfer & Consultancy Services, University of Cambridge

The importance of building a reputation among business: Effective Communications and PR
Justin Shaw and Richard Edwards, Communications Management’s HE Practice